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Counties in Illinois by area median family income (HUD)

Kendall County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 102 counties in 2024, at $121,300. Pulaski County had the lowest, at $63,700. The median was $86,550. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest121,300Kendall County
Lowest63,700Pulaski County
Median86,550102 counties

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 88,800 USDAlexander County: 83,100 USDBond County: 87,300 USDBoone County: 89,000 USDBrown County: 87,900 USDBureau County: 86,300 USDCalhoun County: 103,200 USDCarroll County: 82,500 USDCass County: 80,500 USDChampaign County: 106,200 USDChristian County: 83,300 USDClark County: 86,500 USDClay County: 75,100 USDClinton County: 103,200 USDColes County: 73,000 USDCook County: 112,100 USDCrawford County: 84,000 USDCumberland County: 94,000 USDDeKalb County: 92,600 USDDe Witt County: 91,400 USDDouglas County: 89,200 USDDuPage County: 112,100 USDEdgar County: 75,100 USDEdwards County: 78,900 USDEffingham County: 95,400 USDFayette County: 74,100 USDFord County: 86,500 USDFranklin County: 67,800 USDFulton County: 77,600 USDGallatin County: 69,900 USDGreene County: 75,800 USDGrundy County: 114,400 USDHamilton County: 81,600 USDHancock County: 87,500 USDHardin County: 69,800 USDHenderson County: 85,600 USDHenry County: 89,500 USDIroquois County: 86,000 USDJackson County: 78,100 USDJasper County: 84,900 USDJefferson County: 76,900 USDJersey County: 103,200 USDJo Daviess County: 92,200 USDJohnson County: 81,800 USDKane County: 112,100 USDKankakee County: 102,400 USDKendall County: 121,300 USDKnox County: 80,200 USDLake County: 112,100 USDLaSalle County: 83,400 USDLawrence County: 79,500 USDLee County: 89,900 USDLivingston County: 90,900 USDLogan County: 86,000 USDMcDonough County: 80,900 USDMcHenry County: 112,100 USDMcLean County: 109,400 USDMacon County: 86,900 USDMacoupin County: 85,500 USDMadison County: 103,200 USDMarion County: 79,900 USDMarshall County: 92,100 USDMason County: 80,600 USDMassac County: 74,000 USDMenard County: 105,600 USDMercer County: 89,500 USDMonroe County: 103,200 USDMontgomery County: 86,800 USDMorgan County: 86,400 USDMoultrie County: 95,500 USDOgle County: 97,100 USDPeoria County: 92,100 USDPerry County: 70,100 USDPiatt County: 106,200 USDPike County: 81,200 USDPope County: 78,100 USDPulaski County: 63,700 USDPutnam County: 96,500 USDRandolph County: 86,200 USDRichland County: 79,800 USDRock Island County: 89,500 USDSt. Clair County: 103,200 USDSaline County: 74,000 USDSangamon County: 105,600 USDSchuyler County: 86,600 USDScott County: 91,100 USDShelby County: 83,000 USDStark County: 92,100 USDStephenson County: 77,800 USDTazewell County: 92,100 USDUnion County: 82,200 USDVermilion County: 75,600 USDWabash County: 85,300 USDWarren County: 82,800 USDWashington County: 99,600 USDWayne County: 74,800 USDWhite County: 77,000 USDWhiteside County: 85,500 USDWill County: 112,100 USDWilliamson County: 95,500 USDWinnebago County: 89,000 USDWoodford County: 92,100 USD
  • Under 78K
  • 78K to 83K
  • 83K to 87K
  • 87K to 92K
  • 92K to 100K
  • 100K and over
USD, 2024. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Kendall County: 121,300 USDKendall County121,300Grundy County: 114,400 USDGrundy County114,400Cook County: 112,100 USDCook County112,100DuPage County: 112,100 USDDuPage County112,100Kane County: 112,100 USDKane County112,100Lake County: 112,100 USDLake County112,100McHenry County: 112,100 USDMcHenry County112,100Will County: 112,100 USDWill County112,100McLean County: 109,400 USDMcLean County109,400Champaign County: 106,200 USDChampaign County106,200Piatt County: 106,200 USDPiatt County106,200Menard County: 105,600 USDMenard County105,600Sangamon County: 105,600 USDSangamon County105,600Calhoun County: 103,200 USDCalhoun County103,200Clinton County: 103,200 USDClinton County103,200Jersey County: 103,200 USDJersey County103,200Madison County: 103,200 USDMadison County103,200Monroe County: 103,200 USDMonroe County103,200St. Clair County: 103,200 USDSt. Clair County103,200Kankakee County: 102,400 USDKankakee County102,400Washington County: 99,600 USDWashington County99,600Ogle County: 97,100 USDOgle County97,100Putnam County: 96,500 USDPutnam County96,500Moultrie County: 95,500 USDMoultrie County95,500Williamson County: 95,500 USDWilliamson County95,500Effingham County: 95,400 USDEffingham County95,400Cumberland County: 94,000 USDCumberland County94,000DeKalb County: 92,600 USDDeKalb County92,600Jo Daviess County: 92,200 USDJo Daviess County92,200Marshall County: 92,100 USDMarshall County92,100Peoria County: 92,100 USDPeoria County92,100Stark County: 92,100 USDStark County92,100Tazewell County: 92,100 USDTazewell County92,100Woodford County: 92,100 USDWoodford County92,100De Witt County: 91,400 USDDe Witt County91,400Scott County: 91,100 USDScott County91,100Livingston County: 90,900 USDLivingston County90,900Lee County: 89,900 USDLee County89,900Henry County: 89,500 USDHenry County89,500Mercer County: 89,500 USDMercer County89,500Kendall County: 121,300 USDKendall County121,300Grundy County: 114,400 USDGrundy County114,400Cook County: 112,100 USDCook County112,100DuPage County: 112,100 USDDuPage County112,100Kane County: 112,100 USDKane County112,100Lake County: 112,100 USDLake County112,100McHenry County: 112,100 USDMcHenry County112,100Will County: 112,100 USDWill County112,100McLean County: 109,400 USDMcLean County109,400Champaign County: 106,200 USDChampaign County106,200Piatt County: 106,200 USDPiatt County106,200Menard County: 105,600 USDMenard County105,600Sangamon County: 105,600 USDSangamon County105,600Calhoun County: 103,200 USDCalhoun County103,200Clinton County: 103,200 USDClinton County103,200Jersey County: 103,200 USDJersey County103,200Madison County: 103,200 USDMadison County103,200Monroe County: 103,200 USDMonroe County103,200St. Clair County: 103,200 USDSt. Clair County103,200Kankakee County: 102,400 USDKankakee County102,400Washington County: 99,600 USDWashington County99,600Ogle County: 97,100 USDOgle County97,100Putnam County: 96,500 USDPutnam County96,500Moultrie County: 95,500 USDMoultrie County95,500Williamson County: 95,500 USDWilliamson County95,500Effingham County: 95,400 USDEffingham County95,400Cumberland County: 94,000 USDCumberland County94,000DeKalb County: 92,600 USDDeKalb County92,600Jo Daviess County: 92,200 USDJo Daviess County92,200Marshall County: 92,100 USDMarshall County92,100Peoria County: 92,100 USDPeoria County92,100Stark County: 92,100 USDStark County92,100Tazewell County: 92,100 USDTazewell County92,100Woodford County: 92,100 USDWoodford County92,100De Witt County: 91,400 USDDe Witt County91,400Scott County: 91,100 USDScott County91,100Livingston County: 90,900 USDLivingston County90,900Lee County: 89,900 USDLee County89,900Henry County: 89,500 USDHenry County89,500Mercer County: 89,500 USDMercer County89,500
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD		Change on 2023
1Kendall County121,300+8.4%
2Grundy County114,400+4.8%
3Cook County112,100-0.2%
3DuPage County112,100-0.2%
3Kane County112,100-0.2%
3Lake County112,100-0.2%
3McHenry County112,100-0.2%
3Will County112,100-0.2%
9McLean County109,400-4.9%
10Champaign County106,200+6.3%
10Piatt County106,200+6.3%
12Menard County105,600+6.3%
12Sangamon County105,600+6.3%
14Calhoun County103,200+2%
14Clinton County103,200+2%
14Jersey County103,200+2%
14Madison County103,200+2%
14Monroe County103,200+2%
14St. Clair County103,200+2%
20Kankakee County102,400+28.5%
21Washington County99,600+3.2%
22Ogle County97,100+5.8%
23Putnam County96,500+5.9%
24Moultrie County95,500+1.2%
24Williamson County95,500+15.2%
26Effingham County95,400+5.9%
27Cumberland County94,000+5.3%
28DeKalb County92,600+1.6%
29Jo Daviess County92,200+5.4%
30Marshall County92,100+0.2%
30Peoria County92,100+0.2%
30Stark County92,100+0.2%
30Tazewell County92,100+0.2%
30Woodford County92,100+0.2%
35De Witt County91,400+5.1%
36Scott County91,100+11%
37Livingston County90,900+4.8%
38Lee County89,900-2.3%
39Henry County89,500+1.2%
39Mercer County89,500+1.2%
39Rock Island County89,500+1.2%
42Douglas County89,200+3.6%
43Boone County89,000+8%
43Winnebago County89,000+8%
45Adams County88,800+2.7%
46Brown County87,900-1.6%
47Hancock County87,500+1.4%
48Bond County87,300+13.5%
49Macon County86,900+5.7%
50Montgomery County86,800+0.8%
51Schuyler County86,600+1.1%
52Clark County86,500-3.1%
52Ford County86,500+0.1%
54Morgan County86,400+7.9%
55Bureau County86,300+2.7%
56Randolph County86,200+2.6%
57Iroquois County86,000+1.7%
57Logan County86,000+1.2%
59Henderson County85,600+3.1%
60Macoupin County85,500+8.1%
60Whiteside County85,500+2.2%
62Wabash County85,300+3.4%
63Jasper County84,900+7.3%
64Crawford County84,000+4.1%
65LaSalle County83,400-7.2%
66Christian County83,300+5.4%
67Alexander County83,100-2.1%
68Shelby County83,000+5.1%
69Warren County82,800+1.3%
70Carroll County82,500+4.8%
71Union County82,200+3.3%
72Johnson County81,800+4.2%
73Hamilton County81,6000%
74Pike County81,200+1.4%
75McDonough County80,900-2.1%
76Mason County80,600+2%
77Cass County80,500+3.3%
78Knox County80,200+3.1%
79Marion County79,900+3.2%
80Richland County79,800-2.6%
81Lawrence County79,500+8%
82Edwards County78,900-1.5%
83Jackson County78,100+2.8%
83Pope County78,100+11.3%
85Stephenson County77,800+2.2%
86Fulton County77,600+3.3%
87White County77,000+3.5%
88Jefferson County76,900+1.6%
89Greene County75,800+2%
90Vermilion County75,600+6.8%
91Clay County75,100+1.2%
91Edgar County75,100-0.7%
93Wayne County74,800+0.9%
94Fayette County74,100+5%
95Massac County74,000-2.8%
95Saline County74,000+6.5%
97Coles County73,000+0.8%
98Perry County70,100-2%
99Gallatin County69,900-3.9%
100Hardin County69,800+0.3%
101Franklin County67,800+0.3%
102Pulaski County63,700-9.8%

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About this ranking

Median annual family income, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) estimates for the HUD area that contains the county, for the fiscal year.

More on how it is measured
  • HUD bases it on American Community Survey family incomes, brought forward to the fiscal year, and uses it to set income limits for its programs: the very low income limit is 50 percent and the low income limit 80 percent of the area median for a family of four, with adjustments.
  • Often called AMI.

A program parameter, not a survey estimate for the county itself: it differs from the Census Bureau median household income and from the American Community Survey median family income of the county. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2024). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Illinois by area median family income (HUD), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx

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HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Illinois by area median family income (HUD), 2024. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 19 Mar. 2024, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/illinois-counties?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2024. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Illinois by area median family income (HUD), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/illinois-counties?period=2024.

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Which county has the highest area median family income (HUD)?

Kendall County, with $121,300 in 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Which county has the lowest area median family income (HUD)?

Pulaski County, with $63,700 in 2024.

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